Research has not revealed the purpose behind this medal designed by Michael Lantz. The inscription comes from the Sermon on the Mount, recorded in the New Testament, and it is possible that the medal was commissioned in response to the tragedy of the Second World War.
- Title
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“Blessed Are the Meek for They Shall Inherit the Earth”
- Artist
- Commissioner
- Founder
- Date
- 1948
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 2 7⁄8 in. (7.3 cm) diam.
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- bronze
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Figure group – male
- Animal – horse
- Figure female – nude
- Figure female – full length
- Literature – Bible
- Religion – New Testament – Christ
- Object Number
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1972.167.36
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
